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Production

This season featured sixteen all new castaways, divided into two tribes of eight. The tribes this season were Gavutu, wearing dark green, and Malaita, wearing dark blue. Both tribes are named after islands in the Solomon Islands. On Day 7, the tribes merged into the Honiara tribe, wearing orange, which is named after the capital of the Solomon Islands.

30 people applied, 14 were cut from casting, and the remaining 16 went on to become this seasons castaways. The full cast of 16 and tribal designations were revealed on April 4, 2016.

Twists

Back to Basics: A return to the classic original Survivor format, with no other twists, tribe swaps, voting changes or hidden immunity idols. Standard Jury of 7, with a Final 2.

The Total Votes is the number of votes a castaway received during Tribal Councils where the castaway was eligible to be voted out of the game, excluding tiebreakers. It does not include the votes received during the final Tribal Council.

^1 Josh was voted out after a 5-3 tiebreaker vote between himself and Max. They originally received 5 votes each.